Lachatao

2024 | Color | 86:00

The fears, dreams, and fantasies of the children growing up in a small town called Lachatao transport us, allowing us to live their daily lives alongside them and to join them in imagining what their future will be.

Country: México
Direction: Bruschtein; Natalia
Script: Bruschtein; Natalia
Production: Bruschtein; Natalia, López Carrillo; Abril
Photography: Tovar; Miguel Ángel
Sound: Bruschtein; Natalia, Tovar; Miguel Ángel
Music: Castaños; Alejandro
Cast:Comunidad de Santa Catarina Lachatao, Oaxaca
Participation year at FICM: 2024

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